Racecraft
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
- 1 The total of a racer's skill (craft) along dimensions including: practicing, qualifying, starts, beginning, mid-race and end-race pace, passing, wear equipment usage, and pit strategy. uncountable
"That same year he brought Bracadale up the stretch, to win by two lengths in the 1924 Withers. Both wins were credited to [Earl] Sande's racecraft. Sande's career is illuminated by many such victories. But it hasn't always been easy going for Sande."
- 2 The process by which racist behaviour creates the belief that race is a biological reality. uncountable
"Fitting actual humans to any such grid inevitably calls forth the busy repertoire of strange maneuvering that is part of what we call racecraft."
Example
More examples"That same year he brought Bracadale up the stretch, to win by two lengths in the 1924 Withers. Both wins were credited to [Earl] Sande's racecraft. Sande's career is illuminated by many such victories. But it hasn't always been easy going for Sande."
Etymology
From race + -craft.
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